The study highlights how the experience of loneliness for care partners of people with dementia changes relationship roles throughout the dementia trajectory.
A digital person-centered care program (iWHELD) for people with dementia in nursing homes is beneficial for improving quality of life and key measures of well-being.
Click to expand Image Palestinians help an injured older man following overnight Israeli air strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, October 25, 2023. 2023 Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo The last month has been a nightmare for Israeli and Palestinian civilians, including older people. About 1,400 people in Israel have been killed and more than 240 taken hostage since October 7, according to the Israeli government. Old Lives Matter, a University of Haifa project, reports that over 110 older people were killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7. Others survived the attack but lost family members or caregivers. While they released Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, on October 23, Palestinian armed groups are still holding other older people hostage, including Holocaust survivors, people with dementia, and peace activists. Click to expand Image Chanan and Edna Choen, hold up portraits of his sister, 77-year-old Margalit Moses, and her husband, 79-year-old G
The Clark Art Institute will offer a free gallery talk program designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care-partners, on Monday, Sept. 18, when the museum is closed